Interesting. Once again taste different from how it looks. Sweet, rice maybe (actually, look at the name…), sake elements. Not wild about it but it’s interesting.

Barbe rouge jamminess with a bit of pastry from the malt. A jam tart of a beer. Nice!

Darker than expected. Mugi tea of course. Bit of bitterness too. Doesn’t taste like it looks.

Initially feels a bit thin but then comes into its own. Nice saison yeastiness, berries and bit of yoghurt.

Exactly what I want from a American brown ale. Malty but hoppy, black ipa-ish in its hoppiness. Dank is it? Resin. Good stuff!

Nice stuff. As you’d expect, but that’s also what you want I guess.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Y Market Run Up Pale Ale 6% Nice golden color with thick off-white foam and a rich fruity and piney hop bouquet. Medium bodied with a scratchy carbonation. The taste is fruity (apricots) hops, pine and some crackery pale malts. Solid.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Tap at Komachi. Nice fruity nose, lots of citrus. Crackery malts. Pale bright gold. Floral and fruity, nothing fancy but very hoppy and flavorful with crisp malt and no caramel getting in the way. West Coast all the way and tasty.

Tea, and Twigs

Quite hoppy for an esb. Like it though. Got the brown bread maltiness.